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Question
What makes plants
and animals amazing?
What animals or plants do you think are amazing?
very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel happy or impressed.
令人大为惊奇的；（尤指）令人惊喜（或惊羡、惊叹）的
In this unit, you will
1. talk about some amazing plants and animals.
2. use superlatives to compare more than two things.
3. discuss the connection between plants, animals, and our lives.
4. explore why plants and animals are important to us.
redwood tree
/'redw?d/
Who knows the most?
Which kind of tree is the tallest in the world？
The redwood tree(红杉树) is __________ in the world.
the tallest
moss
/m?s/
What’s the oldest
plant in the world？
The moss(苔藓) is one of ___________ plants.
the oldest
Who knows the most?
1. What do you see in the photo?
2. What do you think of when you see the photo?
I can see two bees and some flowers. The bees are collecting nectar(花蜜).
It makes me think of :
the beauty of nature
sweet honey
the bees' hard work
...
What can bees and flowers do for us?
P31
Section A1 (1a-1d)
Section A
moss：
blue whale:
redwood tree:
cheetah:
I think the is .
beautiful??? big???
fast??? heavy
large ?? long ??
old ?? small??
tall ? short
old
small
heavy
large big
old
tall
fast
long
fast
long
beautiful
Look at the plants and animals. Use the words in the box to talk about them.
Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them.
moss
blue whale
redwood tree
cheetah
3
1
4
2
Tips:
Catch the key words--animals.
have a general understanding of the superlative forms of adjectives or adverbs
be?able?to?talk about the blue whale, moss, cheetah, and redwood tree
listen for specific details about the blue whale, moss, cheetah, and redwood tree in the conversation
In this part, you will
Which is taller, the elephant or the giraffe?
Which is shorter, the elephant or the giraffe?
Which is larger, the elephant or the giraffe?
The elephant is larger than the giraffe.
The giraffe is taller than the elephant.
The elephant is shorter than the giraffe.
moss
blue whale
redwood tree
cheetah
3
1
4
2
A. heaviest
B. largest
C. most beautiful
D. oldest
E. fastest
F. tallest
Guess: The______ is the ______ animal/plant/tree in the world.
-est /ist/
Which is longer, the snake or the butterfly?
The snake is longer than the butterfly.
Which is more beautiful, the snake or the butterfly?
The butterfly is more beautiful than the snake.
Which is smaller, the snake or the butterfly?
The butterfly is smaller than the snake.
What do you think of these three animals
They are fast animals.
The ostrich is fast.
The antelope is faster.
The cheetah is the fastest.
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
Dawn Redwood 水杉
Ginkgo银杏树
moss苔藓
What do you think of these three animals
They are old plants
Dawn Redwood is old.
Ginkgo is older.
The moss is the oldest.
Listen to the conversations and number the plants and animals in 1a in the order you hear them.

moss
blue whale

redwood tree

cheetah
1
3
4
2
What do you think of these peacocks?
They are beautiful
The brown peacock is beautiful
The blue peacock is the most beautiful in the three.
The white peacock is more beautiful than the brown one
fast-faster-the fastest
old-older-the oldest
large-larger-the largest
heavy-heavier- the heaviest
beautiful-more beautiful-the most beautiful
When comparing three or more things, we can use the superlative form of adjectives.
最高级
Listen again. Match the words with the plants and animals in 1a. Some have two answers.
________
moss
________
blue whale
________
redwood tree
________
cheetah
D
heaviest B. largest C. most beautiful
D. oldest E. fastest F. tallest
A, B
F
C, E
Exercise-画线部分读音不同的一项
1. A. baby B. rabbit C. apple D. carry
2. A. lively B. city C. windy D. pity
3. A. noisy B. choice C. royal D. coincidence
4. A. table B. able C. blackboard D. enable
5. A. might B. flight C. highway D. sister
Why do we need to pronounce accurately?
Accurate pronunciation helps us communicate clearly with others and understand English better.
Emma: Hi, Yaming. What are you doing?
Yaming: Hi, Emma. I’m starting a test on animals and plants.
Emma: Sounds fun. Let’s take it together.
Yaming: OK. First question. What’s the _________ animal in the world?
Emma: It’s the _________ _________, right?
Yaming: Right. It’s also the _________ animal on earth. Next question. Which animal runs the _________?
Emma: Oh wait! I just read about it. The _________ runs the _________.
Yaming: Right again! And I think it’s the _________ _________ animal in the world.
Emma: I completely agree with you.
Conversation 1
largest
blue
whale
heaviest
fastest
cheetah
fastest
most
beautiful
Pre-listening Let’s predict
What’s the laragest animal in the world
right, it’s also the heaviest animal in the world.
It’s the blue whale, right?
What do you think they are doing?
Summary
Section A
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Summary
New words
Sentences
moss; redwood; cheetah
Pronunciation
—What’s amazing about the blue whale?
—It’s the largest / biggest animal in the world.
Well, I think moss is one of the oldest plants.
能够了解并用最高级谈论世界令人震惊的动植物
Functions
Sentence Stress
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/a?/
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/bl/
/kl/
/ɡl/
/br/
/kr/
/ɡr/
a, ai, ay
i, y, igh
oy, oi
bl
cl
gl
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cr
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Yaming: Now let’s answer the questions about plants. What is the _________ plant in the world?
Emma: Hmm, I’m not sure. Do you have any idea?
Yaming: Well, I think _________ is one of the _________ plants. It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago ... Oh, look here. I’m correct!
Emma: Interesting! Let’s go on!
Yaming: Which kind of tree is the _________ in the world?
Emma: The _________ _________, right?
Yaming: Yes! I hope I can see some someday
Conversation 2
oldest
moss
oldest
tallest
redwood
tree
Homework
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Section A
Moss is the oldest plants on earth.
Blue whale is the largest and heaviest animal on earth.
Redwood tree is the tallest tree in the world.
Cheetah runs the fastest and is the most beautiful animal in the world.
Homework
1.After class, search for more amazing plants and animals in the world, then use the superlative degree we learned today to write about at least one animal and one plant, and share them in the next class.
2. Recite the key words and sentences of this lesson.
SEE YOU NEXT CLASS!

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